Ar Ra’d Ayah 32

وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ‌ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ٣٢ Other messengers had already been ridiculed before you, but I delayed the disbelievers ?for a while? then seized them. And how ?horrible? was My punishment!